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Position Summary
A Senior Manager of Clinical Innovation is a critical contributor to managing and successfully driving use cases within the clinical innovation portfolio and initiatives that solve key business problems, and support development of new sources of value within Aetna’s Clinical Solutions business unit.
- Leads, partners, and collaborates with cross-functional teams, including key internal and external stakeholders, to develop, test, and implement innovative solutions. Define, rationalize and align priorities with clearly defined business rationale
- Drives and manages innovation scope through all stages such as ideation/concept, solution development and pilot with an eye towards scaled, readiness, value realization and monitoring. Manages risk, develops interventions and facilitates working sessions as well as delivers all required analysis, reporting and presentation materials
- Supports the evaluation of new concepts, emerging innovation trends and clinical operations/offerings benchmarking within the healthcare industry and subsequently develops these trends into new and innovative solutions that solve key business problems and deliver break through value
- Foster a culture that accelerates our strategy through our Heart At Work Behaviors by keeping the customer and colleague as the central focus
Work Location
- This is a work-from-home position and one may live anywhere in the continental US.
- There isn't any travel involved with the exception on an occasional team meeting
Required Qualifications
- 7+ years Program Management experience leading complex initiatives
- 2+ years successful experience in strategy, innovation and/or portfolio management within healthcare industry or equivalent industry
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, effectively communicate key messages across all levels of the organization including executive leaders and internal/external stake holders.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills; proven ability to develop and deliver presentations to senior leadership team members.
- Strong data and analytics skills to synthesize information and derive key insights.
- High ability to consistently produce and create value and meet/exceed committed performance
- High ability to drive new innovation in highly cross-functional environments
- Demonstrated relationship management skills; capacity to quickly build and maintain credible relationships at varying levels of the organization.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience identifying value opportunities and creating new capabilities and/or project offerings that result in new value
- Conceptual and structured thinker with proven ability to generate and translate concepts and ideas into effective strategies that achieve results
- Ability to embrace & promote change, navigate uncertainty and shifting priorities and plans to accommodate broader changing objectives and demands
- Experience with enterprise-wide and/or cross-functional large scale initiatives with high degree of complexity.
- Experience with the following: Innovation, analytics, generative AI, business process optimization, enterprise business portfolio management/consulting, financial analysis, strategic planning, risk management, product strategy, regulatory policy
- Broad understanding of the healthcare landscape with ability to synthesize multiple disparate data points into a structured perspective aligned to action
Education
- Masters degree preferred, but not required.
- College degree. Appropriate licensure or certification by discipline preferred
Pay Range
The typical pay range for this role is:
$67,900.00 - $182,549.00
This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above. This position also includes an award target in the company’s equity award program.
Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.
Great benefits for great people
We take pride in offering a comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits that reflects our commitment to our colleagues and their families.
Additional details about available benefits are provided during the application process and on Benefits Moments.
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.
Skills Required
- 7+ years of program management experience leading complex initiatives
- 2+ years of experience in strategy, innovation, and/or portfolio management within healthcare or an equivalent industry
- Strong interpersonal, relationship management, verbal, and written communication skills
- Ability to communicate key messages across all organizational levels, including executive leaders and internal/external stakeholders
- Experience developing and delivering presentations to senior leadership
- Strong data and analytics skills, including synthesizing information and deriving insights
- Ability to drive innovation in highly cross-functional environments
- Ability to consistently produce value and meet or exceed committed performance
- College degree
- Master’s degree
- Appropriate professional licensure or certification
- Experience identifying value opportunities and creating new capabilities or offerings
- Experience with innovation, analytics, generative AI, business process optimization, portfolio management, financial analysis, strategic planning, risk management, product strategy, or regulatory policy
- Experience with enterprise-wide or complex cross-functional initiatives
- Broad understanding of the healthcare landscape and ability to synthesize disparate data into actionable perspectives
CVS Health Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about CVS Health and has not been reviewed or approved by CVS Health.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage includes medical, dental, and vision with HSA-eligible options, free preventive care, virtual care, and access to MinuteClinic services. Mental-health resources such as counseling support are emphasized, and coverage is often considered solid for full-time colleagues.
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Retirement Support — A dollar-for-dollar 401(k) match up to 5% after one year and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan are consistently highlighted in Total Rewards materials. Feedback suggests retirement programs are a meaningful strength within the overall package.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing offerings include up to 20 no-cost counseling sessions per issue, backup care, tuition assistance, and substantial in-store discounts, alongside broader wellness tools. These everyday perks expand value beyond base pay and can be especially meaningful for full-time schedules.
CVS Health Insights
What We Do
CVS Health is the leading health solutions company that delivers care in ways no one else can. We reach people in more ways and improve the health of communities across America through our local presence, digital channels and our nearly 300,000 dedicated colleagues – including more than 40,000 physicians, pharmacists, nurses and nurse practitioners. Wherever and whenever people need us, we help them with their health – whether that’s managing chronic diseases, staying compliant with their medications, or accessing affordable health and wellness services in the most convenient ways. We help people navigate the health care system – and their personal health care – by improving access, lowering costs and being a trusted partner for every meaningful moment of health. And we do it all with heart, each and every day.
